Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 15.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,680 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 2,178 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 1.4% of Raleigh Capital Management Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Raleigh Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,850,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. SRH Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. SRH Advisors LLC now owns 720 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $166,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,672 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,694,000 after buying an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Robinhood Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth about $21,561,000. Landaas & Co. WI ADV boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Landaas & Co. WI ADV now owns 7,676 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,772,000 after buying an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 14,720 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $3,398,000 after buying an additional 328 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.
More Amazon.com News
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon agreed to invest now and potentially up to $25 billion in Anthropic, while Anthropic committed to spend more than $100 billion on AWS over the next decade (including up to 5GW of compute). This is a large, multi-year revenue pipeline for AWS and strengthens Amazon’s position in the AI infrastructure race. Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street responded: KeyBanc and Bank of America raised price targets (KeyBanc to $325, BofA to $298), highlighting expectations that Anthropic-driven AI demand will accelerate AWS revenue and justify higher valuations ahead of earnings. Amazon Bulls Get Fresh Ammo As Analyst Flags AWS, Retail Upside
- Positive Sentiment: Market reaction was immediate: shares jumped on the expanded Anthropic deal in after-hours trade, reflecting investor focus on durable, high‑margin cloud contracts and AI tailwinds for upcoming quarterly results. Amazon Stock Jumps On Expanded Deal With Anthropic
- Neutral Sentiment: AWS continues to expand product lines (example: Amazon Bio Discovery for drug R&D), which diversifies AI monetization paths but will take time to scale into material profit. This is constructive long-term but less immediately earnings‑sensical. AWS Launches Amazon Bio Discovery to Speed AI Drug Development
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s satellite/Globalstar moves expand addressable markets (direct-to-device connectivity) but add near-term capital intensity—an investor tradeoff between strategic optionality and higher capex. Amazon (AMZN) Price Target Lowered As CapEx Expected To Peak
- Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk rose after California’s attorney general filed new court evidence alleging Amazon pressured brands to raise competitors’ prices — a high‑profile antitrust allegation that could mean fines, remedies, or business-model constraints if proven. California Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing in Legal Filing
- Negative Sentiment: Amazon pushed back publicly, calling the AG’s filing a distraction, but litigation uncertainty remains and could weigh on investor sentiment until the case resolves. Amazon Dismisses New Evidence in California Antitrust Suit
Amazon.com Stock Performance
NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $248.28 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $214.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $225.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $2.67 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.38. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $165.29 and a 1-year high of $258.60.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.76 EPS for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms recently commented on AMZN. DZ Bank raised shares of Amazon.com to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $298.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Evercore reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Citizens Jmp reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $288.30.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 93,186 shares of company stock valued at $19,921,739. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.
Key businesses and offerings include Amazon's online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.
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